I was a a dance
when she caught my eyes
standing all alone
lookin' sad and shy
We began to dance
swayin' to and fro
and soon I knew
I'd never let her go
Blame it on the bossa nova
with its magic spell
Blame on the bossa nova
that she did so well
Oh,it all began
with just one little dance
But it ended with a big romance
Blame on the bossa nova
The dance of love
Now,was it the moon
No,no,the bossa nova
or the star above
Blame it on the bossa nova
Now,was it the moon
Yeh,yeh,the bossa nova
The dance of love
Now,that little girl
is my bride to be
and we're gonna raise a little family
and when our kids ask
how it came about
I'm gonna say without a doubt
Blame it on the bossa nova -